Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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